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Supporting Aphasia Recovery with Therapeutic Games: Putting the "Fun" Back in Functional
Presented by William S. Evans, PhD, CCC-SLP
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Course: #11048Level: Advanced1 Hour
People with aphasia need motivating ways to fight social isolation and improve communication. Therapeutic aphasia games can address these needs by making practice more fun and engaging, especially in group contexts. This course reviews existing early-stage aphasia games research. It also describes aphasia rehabilitation and game design principles SLPs can use to develop and adapt their own therapeutic games.

Perspectives on Rehabilitation from People with Aphasia: Pitfalls and Positivity
Presented by Jacqueline Hinckley, PhD, CCC-SLP, Angie Cauthorn, Trish Hambridge, Denise Lowell, MA
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Course: #10933Level: Intermediate1 Hour
The experiences of people who have lived through stroke and aphasia can shed a uniquely powerful light on our clinical practices. In this course, people with aphasia discuss what SLPs can do during acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, and at discharge that can best help them. Evidence that supports their suggestions is provided.

Meaningful Multimodal Interventions for Persons with Aphasia: More than Words
Presented by Charlotte Bianco, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT
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Course: #10926Level: Intermediate1.5 Hours
Effective communication comes in many forms. How to develop a personalized multimodal plan of care that includes effective communication for individuals with aphasia is described in this course. Evidence-based strategies, along with focused activities and stimuli, that lead to meaningful interactions, communication confidence, and improved quality of life are discussed.

Current Trends In PICU Rehabilitation
Presented by Liz Brown, OTR/L, BCP, CYMHS, Cristina Lopez-Trigo, MS, CCC-SLP, Jill M. Cannoy, PT, DPT, PCS
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Course: #1033885Level: Advanced3 Hours
Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with Continued Master Class. A comprehensive overview of current trends in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) acute care rehabilitation is provided in this course. ICU liberation, trauma-informed care, diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI), and communication vulnerability, and ways to modify current practice to incorporate these principles, are discussed.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Introduction for SLPs
Presented by William S. Evans, PhD, CCC-SLP
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Course: #10771Level: Intermediate1 Hour
An introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a modern evidence-based counseling approach, is provided in this course. Research support for ACT is discussed, and case studies to illustrate how ACT techniques can help patients and their families with the psychosocial consequences of living with communication disorders are presented.

Understanding Reading and Writing Disorders due to Stroke or Progressive Aphasia
Presented by Kindle Rising, MS, CCC-SLP, Pelagie Beeson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS:A
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Course: #10659Level: Intermediate1.5 Hours
Impairments of reading (alexia) and writing (agraphia) are commonly associated with left hemisphere stroke or progressive cortical atrophy, but not all acquired impairments of written language are the same. The underlying cognitive and neural supports for reading and spelling, as well as behavioral characteristics associated with central and peripheral alexia and agraphia profiles, are discussed in this course.

20Q: Mental Health, Aphasia, and the SLP’s Role
Presented by Rebecca Hunting Pompon, PhD
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Course: #10306Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Depression and other mental health challenges are prevalent in individuals with aphasia. Recent research on the mental health status of individuals with aphasia, along with mental health and well-being screening options and basic counseling approaches that can be used by SLPs, are discussed in this 20Q.

20Q: Setting Meaningful Goals with Your Clients - How Counseling Techniques Can Help
Presented by Sarah Baar, MA, CCC-SLP, Heather Koole, PhD, CCC-SLP
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Course: #10236Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course discusses the philosophy behind meeting meaningful needs in therapy, along with tools and counseling techniques that help with understanding a client’s needs. Specific techniques such as ethnographic counseling, motivational interviewing, and tools for verbally impaired clients are described, and examples within therapy interactions are provided.

Maximizing Written and Spoken Language Recovery in Aphasia
Presented by Pelagie Beeson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS:A, Kindle Rising, MS, CCC-SLP
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Course: #10204Level: Intermediate1.5 Hours
This course discusses the evidence that weakened phonological skills are at the root of persistent written and spoken language impairments in most patients with aphasia. Case examples are shared that describe underlying cognitive processes and written language profiles associated with left perisylvian lesions, and demonstrate the improvements in communication following treatment sequences that focus on phonology.

Supporting Mental Health in People Living with Aphasia
Presented by Katie Strong, PhD, CCC-SLP
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Course: #10173Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course provides an overview of the psychosocial impact of aphasia, with particular attention to depression and anxiety as well as barriers to accessing mental health services. The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between speech-language pathologists and mental health providers, and of supports such as stepped psychological care, peer befriending, support groups, and communication partner training, is also discussed.

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